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We propose an iterative algorithm that computes the maximum-likelihood estimate in quantum state tomography. The optimization error of the algorithm converges to zero at an $O ( ( 1 / k ) \log D )$ rate, where $k$ denotes the number of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-05 Chien-Ming Lin , Hao-Chung Cheng , Yen-Huan Li

We extend quantum state tomography with minimal cumulative disturbance, first investigated in [arXiv:2406.18370], to arbitrary finite-dimensional pure states. A learner sequentially receives fresh copies of an unknown pure state, chooses a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Josep Lumbreras , Marco Tomamichel

Quantum tomography is a widely applicable tool for complete characterization of quantum states and processes. In the present work, we develop a method for precision-guaranteed quantum process tomography. With the use of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-17 E. O. Kiktenko , D. N. Kublikova , A. K. Fedorov

Maximum likelihood estimation is one of the most used methods in quantum state tomography, where the aim is to reconstruct the density matrix of a physical system from measurement results. One strategy to deal with positivity and unit trace…

Protocols for quantum measurement are an essential part of quantum computing. Measurements are no longer confined to the final step of computation but are increasingly embedded within quantum circuits as integral components of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-07 Michal Krejčí , Lucie Krejčí , Ijaz Ahamed Mohammad , Martin Plesch , Martin Friák

We present a new method for quantum process tomography. The method enables us to efficiently estimate, with fixed precision, any of the parameters characterizing a quantum channel. It is selective since one can choose to estimate the value…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-01-08 Ariel Bendersky , Fernando Pastawski , Juan Pablo Paz

Assessment of practical quantum information processing (QIP) remains partial without understanding limits imposed by noise. Unfortunately, mere description of noise grows exponentially with system size, becoming cumbersome even for modest…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-14 Vikesh Siddhu , John Smolin

Quantum state tomography is a technique in quantum information science used to reconstruct the density matrix of an unknown quantum state, providing complete information about the quantum state. It is of significant importance in fields…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-23 Wenlong Zhao , Da Zhang , Huili Zhang , Haifeng Yu , Zhang-qi Yin

How to achieve an arbitrary real-valued probability amplitude in the general single-partite or multipartite quantum system without measuring any other quantum state's probability amplitude? How to achieve an arbitrary real-valued…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-01 Xu Guanlei

When performing maximum-likelihood quantum-state tomography, one must find the quantum state that maximizes the likelihood of the state given observed measurements on identically prepared systems. The optimization is usually performed with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-26 Scott Glancy , Emanuel Knill , Mark Girard

Estimation of quantum states is one of the most important steps in any quantum information processing experiment. A naive reconstruction of the density matrix from experimental measurements can often give density matrices which are not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Harpreet Singh , Arvind , Kavita Dorai

Reconstructing the state of a complex quantum system represents a pivotal task for all quantum information applications, both for characterization purposes and for verification of quantum protocols. Recent technological developments have…

New algorithm for quantum state estimation based on the maximum likelihood estimation is proposed. Existing techniques for state reconstruction based on the inversion of measured data are shown to be overestimated since they do not…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Zdenek Hradil

Quantum tomography makes it possible to obtain comprehensive information about certain logical elements of a quantum computer. In this regard, it is a promising tool for debugging quantum computers. The practical application of tomography,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-23 B. I. Bantysh , Yu. I. Bogdanov

As the variety of commercially available quantum computers continues to increase so does the need for tools that can characterize, verify and validate these computers. This work explores using quantum state tomography for characterizing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-06 Adrien Suau , Marc Vuffray , Andrey Y. Lokhov , Lukasz Cincio , Carleton Coffrin

The quantum state of a light beam can be represented as an infinite dimensional density matrix or equivalently as a density on the plane called the Wigner function. We describe quantum tomography as an inverse statistical problem in which…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 L. M. Artiles , R. D. Gill , M. I. Guta

We discuss the problem of estimating a general (mixed) qubit state. We give the optimal guess that can be inferred from any given set of measurements. For collective measurements and for a large number $N$ of copies, we show that the error…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 E. Bagan , M. Baig , R. Munoz-Tapia , A. Rodriguez

Tomography is an indispensable part of quantum computation as it enables diagnosis of a quantum process through state reconstruction. Existing tomographic protocols are based on determining expectation values of various Pauli operators…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-26 Tanay Roy , Ziqian Li , Eliot Kapit , David I. Schuster

A new quantum cryptography protocol, based on all unselected states of a qubit as a sort of alphabet with continuous set of letters, is proposed. Its effectiveness is calculated and shown to be essentially higher than those of the other…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. V. Sych , B. A. Grishanin , V. N. Zadkov

The optimal state determination (or tomography) is studied for a composite system of two qubits when measurements can be performed on one of the qubits and interactions of the two qubits can be implemented. The goal is to minimize the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Petz , K. M. Hangos , A. Szanto , F. Szollosi